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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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